In a previous post 'Bee Equipment Logistics' I outlined the to-ing and fro-ing involved with all the hardware required to grow bees. Well here it is in action.
Having spent ages making all the boxes and then dipping them in oil and letting them air dry, they need to be taken to the farms where the hives actually are. So we (ah, that would be the beekeepers) load them up on to the ute and a HUGE trailer, tie down every which way, and then some - none of these babies are going to fly off down the motorway - ready for transport.
And, because the bee box supply depot is at the other end of the island to the bee farms, the bee boys get up before sparrow fart and drive all day. Probably NOT the most satisfying part of their job.... but it certainly looks impressive all loaded up, and driving a big load could have its charms, at least the first time.
Hey do you ever get a problem with wax moth in your stored hive boxes? I do and I don't know how to get rid of them. I like to keep it organic.
ReplyDeleteNo we've not had a problem with that, yet. All our boxes go onto our drying rack, which is outside, then straight out to the hives. But it might be a problem in autumn when the boxes come back in, and we thought we'd put hive mats on top and bottom when in storage.
DeleteDr Google suggests a few things (I'm sure you've done this search anyway :)), here's one
http://www.beeworks.com/informationcentre/wax_moth.html
and here
http://www.bbka.org.uk/files/library/wax_moth_l020_(data)_r2_1342860174.pdf
We'd love to know if you get any inspiration too!
Cheers